Serra do Sudeste Wine: Grapes, Style and Bottles

Signature grapes

Producers listed

Sub-regions

Bottles to find

Serra do Sudeste is a wine region in Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil.

Cabernet Sauvignon leads the plantings, with Merlot, Tempranillo, Chardonnay and Sauvignon Blanc, plus six more alongside it.

The climate is tropical, running subtropical.

The vineyards themselves read as hills and plateau.

Red wine, white wine and sparkling wine is what the region is known for, and in the glass it shows rich and intense with structure and fresh and youthful.

Inside it sit Pinheiro Machado and Encruzilhada do Sul.

Names to look for on a shelf: Casa Valduga and Lidio Carraro.

At the table these bottles work with grilled meats, pasta with tomato-based sauces, asian cuisines and seafood dishes.

Climate

TropicalSubtropical

Terrain

HillsPlateau

Styles

redwhitesparkling

In the glass.

Red: Rich and intense with structure.

Sparkling: Fresh and youthful.

Grapes planted here.

01 Cabernet SauvignonDominant Read → 02 MerlotDominant Read → 03 TempranilloBlending Read → 04 ChardonnayDominant Read → 05 Sauvignon BlancBlending Read → 06 GewurztraminerBlending Read → 07 Pinot GrisBlending Read → 08 MarselanBlending Read → 09 Touriga NacionalBlending Read → 10 TannatBlending Read → 11 ArinarnoaBlending Read → 12 Pinot Noir Read → 13 Riesling Read → 14 Muscat Read → 15 Malbec Read → 16 Cabernet Franc Read →

Producers worth knowing.

01 Casa Valduga

02 Lidio Carraro

Bottles to look for.

Casa Valduga 'Terroir Exclusivo' Arinarnoa, Serra do Sudeste, Brazil
Casa Valduga 'Terroir Exclusivo' Gewurztraminer, Serra do Sudeste, Brazil
Casa Valduga 'Terroir Exclusivo' Malbec, Serra do Sudeste, Brazil
Casa Valduga 'Terroir Exclusivo' Marselan, Serra do Sudeste, Brazil
Casa Valduga 'Terroir Exclusivo' Riesling Renano, Serra do Sudeste, Brazil
Casa Valduga 'Terroir Exclusivo' Syrah - Viognier, Serra do Sudeste, Brazil
Casa Valduga Arte Fruite Marselan - Malbec, Serra do Sudeste, Brazil
Casa Valduga Naturelle Reserva Branco Chardonnay - Gewurztraminer, Serra do Sudeste, Brazil

At the table.

Grilled meats
Pasta with tomato-based sauces
Asian cuisines
Seafood dishes

Inside the region.

01 Pinheiro Machado

02 Encruzilhada do Sul

Nearby regions.

01 BrazilBrazil Read → 02 UruguayUruguay Read → 03 CampanhaBrazil Read → 04 Rio Grande do SulBrazil Read → 05 Serra GauchaBrazil Read → 06 PortugalPortugal Read →

Serra do Sudeste: common questions

01.

What grapes is Serra do Sudeste known for?

Cabernet Sauvignon is the signature grape of Serra do Sudeste. Merlot, Tempranillo, Chardonnay and Sauvignon Blanc are also planted here.

02.

What kind of wine does Serra do Sudeste make?

Serra do Sudeste produces red wine, white wine and sparkling wine.

03.

Where is Serra do Sudeste?

You will find Serra do Sudeste in Brazil, where it is a wine region.

04.

What food goes with Serra do Sudeste wine?

Try grilled meats, pasta with tomato-based sauces, asian cuisines and seafood dishes.

More from here: every wine region in Brazil, or the wider Rio Grande do Sul guide.